The City to Sea Project organizes public art projects, symposiums, exhibitions and educational workshops.

City to Sea, Coney Island
Community Project 2016-2018

City to Sea is returning to Coney Island, NY in September 2016 to work with the community at Coney Island Gospel Assembly, beginning a year-long project exploring life in Coney Island. Working with local people, the new project aims to tell stories about the environment, communities living in the neighborhood, and their recovery from Superstorm Sandy through images of architecture, portraiture and landscapes. The workshop will result in a group photography exhibition of projects made by residents inspired by their community, coastline and culture of New York City. The show will take place in New York in 2017 to coincide with the 5th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, with the aim of being screened at the Urban Encounters Conference, at Tate Britain, London 2017. Click here for more info.

Forthcoming: The Albatross Project

The City to Sea Project is planning a new exhibition with the working title, 'The Albatross Project' exploring plastic in the world's oceans. Click here for more info.

The William Blake Imagination Photo Booth

William Blake has a connection to the Sussex coast, and this was the setting for the City to Sea site-specific public art project The William Blake Imagination Photo Booth. Click here to see participants images created on the beach during the project. For full details click here.

Imagination Photo Booth Portrait Exhibition

From June 4 to 23, 2013 a series of eleven portraits made by Rebecca Locke at the William Blake Imagination Photo Booth were exhibited around Bognor's town centre. Details here.

Screened Exhibitions

A screened exhibition of visual work developed from the City to Sea Project showcased in the autumn of 2013 at the Urban Encounters: Urban Materialities conference at Tate Britain. The work of participants has been curated as twelve chapters exploring different aspects of the seaside resort of Bognor Regis and can be seen here.

Workshops

City to Sea Project educational workshops are lead by photographers / artists affiliated with the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2013, the City to Sea Project collaborated with Magnum Photos for the City to Sea Magnum Photos workshop with Peter Marlow. For more details click here or visit www.magnumphotos.com.

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Educational Events

Internationally renowned Magnum photographer Peter Marlow delivered a public presentation in Bognor Regis, An Evening with Peter Marlow, Magnum Photos hosted by the City to Sea Project, exploring his work process. Details here.